NI civil servants asked to volunteer to assist with ‘worst case scenario’ Brexit
Stormont head says plans must be in place to address potential disruption
A truck passes a Brexit billboard in Jonesborough, Co. Armagh, on the northern side of the Border. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has written to all staff seeking “volunteer” assistance should the North end up in a “worst-case scenario” Brexit.
As Dublin, London and Brussels prepare contingency plans should the United Kingdom crash out of the European Union Stormont is also developing arrangements to ensure Northern Ireland has the “structures and capacity in place” to address any Brexit difficulties.